FIFA 17 Winter Upgrades are expected to launch in four separate updates, and while EA Sports is yet to confirm the release date, Ultimate Team UK believes the first update will land on Friday, February 3.

The Winter Upgrades are consistently in form players that have been selected to receive a stat boost by EA Sports.

And based on the latest career mode updates, there are quite a few Premier League players in line for Winter Upgrades, including Diego Costa, Jermaine Defoe and Dele Alli.

Ahead of this week's rumoured release date, you can can see the full list of predicted Premier League FUT Winter Upgrades below…

FIFA 17 Winter Upgrades are coming soon. Express Online looks at the players expected to be updated, complete with the new and improved overall rating.

News of the Winter Upgrades release date comes as EA reveals its plans for FIFA 18.

During the latest EA financial update, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that The Journey story mode would be back for a second season in FIFA 18.

"FIFA 18 will build on the foundation we created with story mode this year, bringing players back to The Journey with Season 2, featuring new characters and new storylines," he told investors.

"Our development team in Vancouver is delivering deeply innovative new experiences across this year's game, including an Ultimate Team, and creating the most emotionally immersive and connected FIFA we have ever produced."

FIFA 17 was also revealed to be the biggest-selling console game (worldwide) in 2016, and is on course to be the most popular FIFA game of all time.